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Interesting. I haven't had nearly as many encounters, but in my limited experience, pointing a camera at an officer is perceived as adversarial/hostile and inc
by username223 10y ago
Interesting. I haven't had nearly as many encounters, but in my limited experience, pointing a camera at an officer is perceived as adversarial/hostile and increases tension. Sometimes it evidently leads to this:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/cop-filmed-telling-motorist-he-wanted-to-beat-him-sic-dog-on-him/
Having a third party legal observer point the camera seems less likely to lead to escalation.